While there is no indication that Mahoney Middle School or its students were ever in imminent danger, the threats prompted a few students to stay home from school, police said.
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Mahoney Middle School student investigated over alleged threats
The South Portland superintendent assures parents and teachers that ‘any students who are possibly involved’ won’t return to school until it’s deemed safe.
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Longtime Yarmouth middle school principal Bruce Brann dies
Brann was the first principal at Frank H. Harrison Middle School, serving from 1992 until he retired in 2016.
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Three bills aim to increase Maine teachers’ starting pay from current $30,000
The base salary would be increased to at least $40,000 under any of the proposals, which would require the state to make up the difference if districts didn’t pay the minimum.
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Bonny Eagle High School student charged with threatening student, school resource officer
The threat on Snapchat, where the student allegedly appeared with a firearm, follows a similar incident in SAD 6 that saw two middle school students charged last week.
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Majoring in marijuana: Colleges add cannabis to the curriculum
A growing number of colleges prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb.
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Maine education department urges schools to ‘refrain’ from using Native American mascots
The notice by the Maine Department of Education comes a week before the school board for Skowhegan-based SAD 54 is set to deliberate further over their schools’ “Indians” nickname.
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Bonny Eagle Middle School reassures students a day after threatened attack
A boy and girl were charged with terrorizing Thursday after threatening to bring weapons to school and attack students and staff, police say.
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Committee endorses bill to shift Maine teacher retirement costs back to state
The state used to pay 100%, but former Gov. Paul LePage shifted half of the costs to municipalities
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Two students accused of threatening attack at Bonny Eagle Middle School
Two 14-year-olds, a boy and girl, are arrested on terrorizing charges after threatening to bring weapons to school so they can attack students and staff.